NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS PULA is a refereed journal devoted mostly to African Studies, with particular em- phasis on Southern Africa. Authors should submit three copies of their paper for consideration. Papers should be original contributions written in English, not previously published. Arti- cles which are are too specialized in one academic discipline are unlikely to be accepted. If a paper is under consideration for publication elsewhere, this must be clearly indicated by the author. Papers should be be 4,000 to 6,000 words, with a short abstract at the begin- ning. On acceptance, the author must supply a corrected copy on diskette, prefer- ably in Word 5.1 with a plain ASCII text backup. (Please delete all hidden text, and do not use automatic footnote function.) Any acknowledgements should be placed as an unnumbered note at the head of the Notes. Notes should be serially numbered from 1 onwards, and listed at the end of the paper, followed by an alphabetical list of References cited in the text or in the Notes. Bibliographic citation within the text, and within Notes after first citation, should be abbreviated (author and date plus page numbers). As in: Tlou (1973: 123-24), or (Tlou, 1973: 123-24). Citation within the Notes and References should conform to the following style: BOOKS (including booklets with ISBN, or produced for sale): Blaikie, P., & H. Brookfield (1987) Land Degradation and Society London: Methuen ARTICLES (in periodicals): Mosothwane, M. (1996) 'An assessment of Botswana pre-service Teachers' attitudes to- wards environmental education' Mosenodi (Gaborone), 4 (2): 27-36 CHAPTERS (in books): Kimambo, I. (1974) 'The eastern Bantu peoples', 195-209 in B.A. Ogot (ed.) Zal1lani: a Survey of East African History Nairobi: East African Publishing House & Longman (for Historical Association of Kenya), 2nd edn UNPUBLISHED PAPERS (produced without ISBN, not produced for sale): Molojwane, M., & S. Chilwa (1994) 'The efficiencies of the destitute programme in Bot- swana' Paper presented to [Botswana Government] Inter-Ministerial Drought Committee meeting, Francistown, 13-15 April 1994 [copy in University of Botswana Library, Bot- swana Collection} ARCHIVES (official or privately held): Cape Town Archives Repository, South African National Archives [hereafter CTAR]: OPB 1/2 (Papers Relative to the Treatment of the Native Inhabitants of Southern Africa): D. Moodie to Gregory, 10 Dec. 1823 Papers in submission and correspondence should be marked for attention Editor of PULA and sent to: Mr. Thae10 Kebaagetse, Assistant Registrar/ Publications Officer, Directorate of Research & Development, Private Bag UB 00708, University of Botswana Post Office, Gaborone, Botswana. email Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies EDITORIAL BOARD LN. Mazonde, NIR/ DRD (chair) S.B. Monageng, NIR/ DRD (secretary) Q.N. Parsons (editor) A.O. Eyitayo, Science L. Mafela, Education T. Mathew, Bursar's D.M. Mbaakanyi, Library E.K. Quansah, Social Sciences A.K. Scgobye, Humanities SUBSCRIPTIONS Rates are as follows: Botswana P20.00 per issue including postage Other US$20.00 per issue including postage Payment should be by banker's draft in Botswana Pula currency. Orders should be sent to the following address: Assistant Registrar/ Publications Officer (PULA Journal Subscriptions) Directorate of Research & Development Private Bag UB 00708, University of Botswana Post Office, Gaborone Botswana Telephone (+267) 356364, or 355-2910 Fax 357573 email ISSN 0256-2316 <9 Copyright PULA Botswana Journal of African Studies, 1998 3 Editorial preface 5 The evolution of women's propeS(tyrights Ih,onial B~ana. 1890-19 Barry Morton . ~ ~ 22 The politics of cultural conservatism inQ!onial Bot~ana: Que~n Seingwaeng's Zionist campaign in the Ba~a Rese, e, 1937-"'1947 Fred Morton '" 44 Livingstone's ideas of Christianity, commerce and civilization Fidelis Nkomazana 58 Joseph Conrad and British critics of colonialism H.S. Zins 69 The politics of urban governance and management in Gaborone MogopodiLekorwe 85 Botswana's changing position in a changing world: towards the formula- tion of a cultural policy for Botswana I.N. Mazonde 100 Isaac Schapera: a bibliography Suzette Heald Book Reviews 116 Kidd. E Puseletso, et al. Botswana Families & Women's Rights in a Changing Environment reviewed by Dorcas B. Mo/efe ISSN 0256-2316